OBA health LAW PROGRAM | Original Program Date: June 13, 2017

2017 AWARD RECIPIENT
MARY JANE DYKEMAN
DYKEMAN & o'bRIEN LLP

Please join us on this special evening for the year-end dinner program of the Health Law Section when we present the OBA Susan Hilary Davidson Memorial Award for Excellence in Health Law to Mary Jane Dykeman, Dykeman & O’Brien LLP.

Following our award presentation, the Health Law Section is pleased to present this insightful program:

Ontario’s Patient Ombudsman: First Year in Review

Christine Elliott, Patient Ombudsman, will share with us:

• An overview of the functions of the Patient Ombudsman, including patient complaints and investigations
• The trends in patient concerns and the systemic issues that exist and recommendations for changes
• Her comments on the new Quality of Care Information Protection Act, 2016 (coming into force July 1, 2017) and its impact on patients’ requests for information and answers
• The reporting obligations to the Minister of Health and Long Term Care
• The role of Patient Ombudsman in increasing accountability and transparency in the health care system

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Jacinthe Boudreau, Stieber Berlach LLP